Four Sentenced For Counterfeiting Scheme In NWA

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Four Sentenced For Counterfeiting Scheme In NWA

Clockwise from top left: Stults, Vanover, Nichols, King

FAYETTEVILLE (KFSM) — Four people who pleaded guilty in March to counterfeiting charges have been sentenced to federal prison.

Garrett Nichols, 31, and Allen Dean Vanover, 36, each received 18 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release. The pair pleaded guilty to one count of aiding and abetting counterfeiting obligations.

April Stults, 26, also pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting, but received 15 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release.

Mary King, 47, was sentenced to time served after spending 170 days federal custody. She pleaded guilty to passing counterfeit bills and will also serve a one-year sentence of supervised release.

From October-December 2017, Stults, Vanover and Nichols printed more than two dozen $10 and $20 bills and four $100 bills, according to the court documents.